Non-profit global library cooperative OCLC has announced a partnership with StackMap, an indoor mapping and way-finding service, to enhance the discovery of library materials by providing detailed directions to the location of physical items within a library.
Libraries currently using WorldShare Management Services (WMS) and subscribing to StackMap can now integrate StackMap within the WorldCat Discovery interface to enhance the user experience. After identifying a desired physical item using WorldCat Discovery, users are now able to locate the item within the library without the difficulty of navigating through the stacks in search of the call number.
As a bookshelf visualisation platform for library catalogues, StackMap provides users with a detailed map and written directions to the location of physical items within the library. While OCLC libraries previously had the ability to use StackMap through the Chrome browser extension, mutual subscribers will benefit from this native integration with WorldCat Discovery through a more seamless and intuitive user experience.
WMS libraries that subscribe to StackMap and use WorldCat Discovery as their search interface can immediately integrate StackMap.
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